Family Night Pickleball! Mendon Elementary School Gym!

UPDATED Place to Play MI Pickleball

Family Night PICKLEBALL

• Mendon Elementary School Gym
  
• Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00pm

"PICKLEBALL is a game for all ages and is very easy to learn. There will be paddles and instruction available. This will be a supervised sport with rules to play by. Tennis shoes will be required that will not mark up the floor. PICKLEBALL is a good sport for exercise and a lot of fun at the same time. Donations were made by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) and the Kiwanis Club. CLICK HERE to check out the USAPA web site and CLICK HERE for additional information and how to join the USAPA."

For any questions email USAPA Ambassador Bill Stevens at wgstevens1111@aol.com .

Congratulations to Bill for earning a BRONZE Medal in the MSO 2010 Winter Pickleball Games!

MSO Pickleball by the Numbers

Here's some numbers to look -- while waiting for the MSO photos.

• USAPA Sanctioned Tier 3 Tournament
• 96 Players Age 50 to 80+
• 59 USAPA Members - THANK YOU!
• 19 Men's Doubles Teams
• 20 Men's Singles Players
• 40 Mixed Doubles Teams
• 20 Women's Doubles Teams
• 19 Women's Singles Teams
• 3 Days on a Total of 7 Courts
• 37 Gold Medalist by Brackets
• 35 Silver Medalist by Brackets
• 33 Bronze Medalist by Brackets
• CLICK HERE for USAPA Results by Brackets
• 27,300 Ranking Points Awarded to USAPA Members

Special thanks to the vibrant ACTION NETWORK of USAPA Volunters that made the MSO Games possible! MI Pickleball has grown to a total of 243 USA Pickleball Association Members, second only to Arizona. The number one reason Michigan Pickleball Players join USA Pickleball Association is to support our sport! We connect the dots between the FUN we are having on the courts and essential foundation USAPA provides. BELONG to the largest PICKLEBALL community in the world! CLICK HERE to join OR to renew your USAPA Membership.

NEW Schedule! Rochester Pickleball Club! Growing! Thriving!

"Pat Calvin at the Rochester Community Schools Enrichment Department is very supportive of the Rochester Pickleball Club; with Pat's guidance, we have come up with the following response to the rapid growth in the number of players at Adams on Saturdays.

1.)Starting this week, we will have the 3 courts for an extra 1/2 hour - 1:30 - 4:30pm.

2.) We may be able to put up a fourth court starting next week February 6th (if we have an effective way of raising the basketball nets).

3.) Starting on February 6th, we will have two sessions

• 1:30 - 3:00pm for Beginners and Intermediate Players
• 3:00- 4:30pm for Intermediate and Advanced Players
  There will be a fee for each session.

To compensate for the shorter sessions, existing and new punch cards will contain 11 punches. The Drop-in fee will stay the same. Pat will update the Rochester Community Schools Enrichment website and send out an email to the Enrichment Program subscribers indicating that we have greater capacity with less wait time.

4.) There are other longer term options for growth that are being investigated. Once they are finalized, we will let you know the details.

For now, please help get the word out to our existing players. This Saturday should be better with some people informally coming early (1:30pm) and others coming later. Next week, the two session structure will be in effect with two skill level options.

Thanks for your ongoing support and feedback. -Dick Manasseri"

MSO Winter 2010 Results!

ALL PLEASURE TO POST

Michigan Senior Olympics

2010 Winter Pickleball Game

RESULTS

Jane and Diane WD BRONZE 55-59 Age Division

Email Stories & Snaps to mipickleball@gmail.com

Vicariously Enjoying the MSO Pickleball Games Via Your Captured Memories

Photo By Dawn Ulmer

Early 80's, at the Razz home, instead of leaving a token coin, the Tooth Fairy brought little toys -- strawberry shortcake figurines for my daughter and matchbox cars for my sons. One winter, the Tooth Fairy (running a little late on her deliveries) found a very precious note. She was so tickled by my daughter's ingenuity -- she broke fairy code and shared the note with me.

"Dear Tooth Fairy, I've been patient long enough. Please bring my strawberry shortcake doll soon. My tooth is still under my pillow on xxx street in Sterling Heights. PS Mom, I love you!"

I'm sure my daughter won't mind if I piggy-back on her note...

"Dear Players, I've been patient long enough. Please email your pictures, stories, and impressions of the MSO Winter 2010 Pickleball Games for posting on MI Pickleball soon. My email address is mipickleball@gmail.com . PS Picklers, I love you!"

Sorry to miss the action! There was a possibility that I might miss the Games because of jury duty. But I fulfilled my jury duty on Friday, played pickleball on Saturday, and was 'couched' by Sun. I've turned a corner and I'm happy to be caring for my 3yr old great-niece today. Lord willing, I will be back on the courts Saturday/Sunday.

I know by looking at the Player List that the Games must have been FANTASTIC! MI Pickleball has come a long way from it's debut to the MSO games in Summer of 2007 -- when we only had ~15 players. Thank you for being a Community of Players that is everything to love! All Pleasure!

Ready and waiting -- patiently -- to vicariously enjoy the MSO Pickleball Games via your captured memories. Glad to be back to the land of the living! Janet Razz

Waterford Ambassador Presents Pickleball Clinic

CLICK HERE to read about

Gary Bejin's adventures in pickleball!

Results! Hartland Senior Center Winter FUN Pickleball Tournament

Hartland Senior Center

Winter FUN Pickleball Tournament

January 16, 2010

RESULTS

THE Original Picklettes! Debut Performance!

RATED: PG*

CLICK TO VIEW

*Pickleball Greats!!!

MSO 2010 Winter Pickleball Games

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

Michigan Senior Olympics

2010 Winter Pickleball

Great Lakes Pickleball

Showcase Event

PLAYER LIST

BRACKETS

SCHEDULE

Save the Date! Kalamazoo Doubles Tournament!!

Save the date! It's on!! Kalamazoo Doubles Tournament Thursday evening & All day Friday May 20 & 21, 2010 @ the Portage YMCA Thursday evening features a new series of Skills Drills & Crazy Mixed Up Doubles Friday Doubles & Mixed Doubles competition More information as it develops at www.where2pickle.org Sincerely, Melissa Muha Tournament Director

Breakthrough Pickleball 4 ALL

USAPA National Tournament Interview

Dick Manasseri and Steve Wong

Here are the links to the handouts that will be used for the Pickleball presentation and demo scheduled for the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association in February

http://usapa.org/file/mi/2010_MRPA_Handout_Part1.doc

http://usapa.org/file/mi/2010_MRPA_Guide.doc

The Guide is a step-by-step process for developing a successful recreation department pickleball program in partnership with USAPA Ambassadors.

This material includes the new information about the USAPA Official Portable Net System and the enhanced Training Grant program. The Guide can be useful when meeting with individual recreation center managers too.

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Coming SoON!

• Breakthrough Pickleball 4 ALL !!
• Rochester College / 800 W. Avon Rd / Rochester Hills / MI
• Sundays / 4:30pm - 7:pm
• Planned Start Date February 14

Pickleball Rocket Relishes Being A Grandfather!

Woke up to this FANTASTIC photo of Rocket Grubbs and his first grandson, Brandon on Pickleball Nation !

And now THE FANTASTIC phone call grandparents long to receive -- my daughter-in-love is in labor. Baby Boy Razz may make is entrance into the world today!?! This is especially fun because both Rocket's son and my son announced the babies on Father's Day 2009. Now, here we are...Celebrating Life! Celebrating our new Mixed Generation Pickleball Partners!

Rocket invites ALL PLAYERS to post photos of their sweet little pickles on his website Pickleball Nation Bessings upon blessings to Baby Brandon Grubbs and his family!!!

Read more here: http://www.pickleballrocks.com/2010/01/18/our-newest-pickleball-rocker/

Give Pickleball a Try! Northville Parks & Rec

Observer & Eccentric HOMETOWNlife.com Sports Roundup

January 14, 2010

Give ‘Pickleball' a try

Plymouth and Canton residents are welcome to sign up for a unique recreational sport being offered by Northville Parks and Recreation — pickleball.

The sport combines ping pong and badminton, with a hard paddle used to send the ball over the net. Open pickleball sessions are held at the Northville Recreation Center based out of Hillside Middle School.

Beginner to intermediate play is 1-3 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays ($2 per person) and 10 a.m. to 12 noon Wednesdays and Thursdays ($2). Three courts are available.

Intermediate to advanced play is 12 noon to 3 p.m. Wednesdays ($3) and 6-8 p.m. Saturdays ($4).

Paddles and pickleballs are provided at the center. Call (248) 349-0203 for more information.

Pickleball Coming to Tri-Cities Families YMCA

Pickleball coming to YMCA this month

GrandHavenTribune.com

Tri Cities Families YMCA

1 Y Drive

Grand Haven, MI 49417

(616) 842-7051

Jan 12, 2010

Pickleball is coming to the Tri-Cities Family YMCA this month.

Pickleball is played on a badminton court with the net lowered to 34 inches at the center. It is played with a perforated plastic baseball (similar to a whiffle ball), and wood or composite paddles.

The YMCA and North Ottawa County Council on Aging is offering pickleball to adults age 50 and older. Instructional classes will be lead by Jimmy O'Hearn, personal trainer and Senior Olympic gold medalist.

Classes begin Thursday and open play will also be available.

For more information, Call the YMCA at 842-7051 or check out the program brochure online at www.tcfymca.org

Free Pickleball Referee Clinic

In preparation for the upcoming Michigan Senior Olympics

YOU are invited to participate in a free

Pickleball Referee Training Clinic

"The Art of Refereeing Pickleball"

Thursday, January 14

1:00pm-4:00pm

Older Persons Commission (OPC)

650 Letica Drive

Rochester, MI 48307

Referee Training is a great way for players to get a better understanding of the game - whether or not they intend to actually referee. Players that attend the Referee Training Clinic will begin their hands-on experience by shadowing trained refs during live games. Come prepared to play and learn -- wear your court shoes and bring your paddle.

MSO Pickleball Referee Request:

http://usapa.org/file/mi/MSO_Pickleball_Referee_Request.pdf

Questions: Dick Manasseri at dmanasseri@usapa.org

MSO Winter 2010 Pickleball Player Announcements

Michigan Senior Olympics

Winter 2010 Pickleball Games

• Player Announcements

http://usapa.org/file/mi/MSO_Participants_Letter_Winter_2010.pdf

Michigan's Winter Crop of Pickleball Ladder Leagues

Michigan's bountiful winter crop of Pickleball ladder leagues is ready for harvest at Auburn Hills Community Center, OPC Rochester, and Troy Community Center.

Click HERE for standings and schedules.

MSO Brackets and Player List Links

Michigan Senior Olympics

Winter 2010 Pickleball Games

BRACKETS

PLAYER LIST

Rochester Pickleball Club - Second Semester

Happy New Year.

Pickleball at Rochester Adams High School Auxiliary Gym is getting started again this Saturday, January 9.

Play will again be 2:00 - 4:30. If you are available to help tape courts before that you are welcome to join us.

The semester will run January 9 through May 22 except for three vacation Saturdays:

February 16, April 3 and April 10.

David McNamara will be coordinating the Saturday play.

If you had a punch card and did not use all of the punches, you may continue to use it.

Prices remain $5 for drop-in or a punch card $30 for 10 punches. There is also a family pass, 5 punches for $50, each punch good for up to 5 family members on the same day. These will be available for sale each week.

When you arrive, please sign in and pay, have your card punched, or buy a card.

Bring friends and family with you. Their first visit it free.

I will be in Japan for the next 5+ months, but I will be dreaming about you on the courts -- since it will be happening 4 - 6:30 am Sunday in Japan!

Sayonara,

Marilyn Holladay

2010 MSO Pizza & Karaoke Party

2010 Michigan Senior Olympics Event

How's your singing voice?

Pizza & Karaoke Party

• Sunday, January 24, 2010
• 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Come join your fellow athletes for an
evening of pizza and karaoke.

Limited seating.

O'Malley's at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
1500 Opdyke Rd., I-75 exit 79
Auburn Hills, MI 48326

• Cash Bar -
• MSO Member $10.00
• Non-Member $15

We have always had a great turnout

from the Pickleball Community for this event!

Please RSVP via email to dj@djplays.com

Bob Northrop and Melissa Muha

USAPA Ambassadors

First PoP of 2010

Where will you play your first game of Pickleball in 2010?

A dozen or so will kick off the New Year and jumpstart their New Year's resolutions at the OPC Gym this morning.

• Pickleball at the OPC Gym 7:00am-9:00am, TODAY, January 2nd
• OPC membership required

USAPA Ambassador Jack Licata gave me the answer I was looking for. Northville Saturday Night Pickleball is on for tonight!

• Northville Pickleball 6:00pm-8:00pm, TONIGHT, January 2nd
• $4. Drop-in Fee

Rochester Pickleball Club at Adams High School does not meet today. This lively group of Pickers will start up again next Saturday, January 9th.

The next Troy Sunday Night Ladder does not begin until January 10th. There will not be pickleball at Troy on Sunday, January 3rd.

Where else?!?

First Tournament of 2010

Hartland Winter FUN Pickleball Tournament

New Year Gift from USAPA Ambassador Chris Thomas

USAPA California Ambassador Chris Thomas

adds a healthy sparkle to the New Year

by sharing his

"PICKLEBALL Camp Outline"

May your 2010 sparkle

with great health, great happiness

and great games of PICKLEBALL!